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This week we explore the upsides and downsides of self-isolation, strange new laws, and virus testing.

“You know, it got to the point that they give such nasty information on [channel] Rossiya 1. Ah, the old man treats his people there with a tractor, vodka, a bath...  But why are you making fools of us in Russia? Why should a Russian person get it into their head that there, in the West, our Belarusans, they’re some kind of crazy?"

- President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko on bias in Russian media against Belarusans

Zoom bombing, a la Russe takes a dirty turn.

Putin's comparison of coronavirus to medieval nomadic invaders has tickled the internet.

Have you been looking our your window more now that you’re spending more time at home? What do you see? Why not show the world?

In which cats prove to be dangerous creatures (as if we didn't know that).

The US President's decree on lunar resource extraction has the Russian space community crying foul.

What exactly does “Working from Home” look like? This film captures the truth.

This week we have a little bit of everything: new cars, freshly-paved streets, and, of course, plenty of coronavirus.

“The Birthplace of Russia” might be a little off the beaten path, but it houses plenty of surprises for the enthusiastic history buff.

"Because of the coronavirus, I voiced the idea of considering the possibility of not conducting the Unified State Exam this year…”

- Oleg Smolin, First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Education and Science

Music soothes the plague-bothered soul. Here are some recent tracks worth listening to.